Wedding wows! 120-year-old man marries 60-year-old

Silchar (Assam), Oct 28 (IANS) If their respective ages were to be added up, they'll date back to India's first war of independence in 1857. So, when 120-year-old Hazi Abdul Noor tied the knot with 60-year-old Samoi Bibi, the 500 guests at the wedding ceremony were bound to be left gaping.

Rajiv's killers' plea hearing adjourned to Nov 29

Chennai:  The Madras High Court adjourned the petition hearing of the three convicts on death row in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case on Friday. The next hearing will take place on November 29. The convicts are seeking commutation of capital punishment.

After Metro, Bangalore to get travelators

Bangalore:  BRMCL proposes to introduce Rs. 600-crore project, which is a walkway equipped with electric cars, on 10-acre lifestyle centre at Byappannahalli Metro station; Bangalore will be first city in the country to introduce this facility

Greetings, my lady - Gaga receives India

New Delhi:  Dressed more sedately than usual - no meat in sight - Lady Gaga told her Indian fans what they can expect on Sunday night when she will perform at an F1 after-party.

"We have built a special stage for the show on Sunday which is unique for India....I am going to perform some of my collaborations with Indian DJs. My outfit is going to be a hybrid of my vision and the Indian vision. I have modernized it a bit," she said

Team Anna has deviated from its objective, says former member

Jaipur:  Rajinder Singh, who quit Team Anna due to differences over its political approach, has alleged that Anna Hazare deviated from his objective by supporting a "corrupt" candidate in Hisar bypoll and that his team is full of "arrogant" people.

Post-26/11, Condoleezza panicked when she couldn't reach Pranab

Washington:  Pranab Mukherjee's tough talking post the Mumbai-attacks rattled Pakistan so much that it called everyone from China to the US, saying that India had decided to go to war. This was according to former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in her book entitled In No Higher Honor. Mukherjee was then the Foreign Minister of India.

Kolkata: Four more infant deaths in BC Roy Hospital, death toll rises to 17

Kolkata:  There have been more more infant deaths in Kolkata's BC Roy Hospital since Thursday night, taking the total death toll this week to 17. Medical Superintendent at the government-run hospital said that all the four infants were less than one-month-old.

Jairam Ramesh's letter on NREGS politically motivated: UP Govt

Lucknow:  Hitting back at the Centre, UP Chief Minister Mayawati today wrote a letter to the Prime Minister stating that irregularities cited by Union Minister Jairam Ramesh in implementation of the National Rural Employement Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) in the state are "politically motivated".

Walk the Talk with Rajat Gupta: Full Transcript

Founder of Hyderabad's Indian School of Business, Rajat Gupta, shares his views with Shekhar Gupta

Shekhar Gupta:  Rajat, It's a lovely feeling to be here.

Rajat Gupta: Thanks for coming. Whoever asks me about the ISB, I say, come to the campus and you'll get an idea what we are.

Shekhar Gupta:  Convocation day for the Class of 2006?

Rajat Gupta: Yes, it's our fifth graduating class.

Shekhar Gupta:  This whole business of multi-crore salaries, and the zeros seem to matter. Is it important or is it hyped?

Medha, Hegde, Anna won't attend core committee meeting tomorrow

New Delhi:  Amid deepening controversies over some of its most influential members, Team Anna's core committee meets tomorrow in Delhi. Anna, 74, will not attend; he has extended his "maun vrat" or vow of silence.  Medha Patkar and Justice Santosh Hegde will also be absent. 
 

Medha Patkar arrested in Imphal

Imphal:  Medha Patkar has been detained in Imphal during  a protest against Armed Forces Special Powers Act.

Bomb found on Advani's yatra near Madurai

Madurai:  A bomb was found on the outskirts of Madurai on the route that was meant to be followed today by LK Advani's yatra or tour in Tamil Nadu.

The five-foot long bomb, linked to a 50-metre wire and four detonators and batteries, was found under a bridge at Alampatti, 30 km from  Madurai. The bomb weighs seven kilograms.

Another 12 babies die in Bengal, this time in Burdwan

Burdwan, West Bengal:  Close on the heels of the death of 13 babies in a government hospital in Kolkata, 12 newborns have died in the Burdwan Medical College and hospital here.

The deaths have taken place since Thursday, hospital deputy superintendent Tapas Kumar Ghosh said today.